Rabbis Blog

What a Gala!

06/24/2014 11:14:47 PM

What a wonderful Gala last Sunday at the Cobb's Mill! Mazel Tov to our honoree Barbara Halpern, and thanks to all the folks who worked with the dinner committee to organize a truly enjoyable evening.

This week many of our young people head off to camp, and in light of that we will have our first Jewish Writers Shabbat installment. Kicking off the series will be Ari Goldman, long time NY Times Religion reporter and professor at Columbia University's School of Journalism.

Ari will speak Saturday morning about his new book, "The Late Starters Orchestra", an inspirational story of not letting life pass you by without a chance to fulfill your dreams.

This Shabbat (as well as Sunday) is Rosh Chodesh, so come early so as not to miss a lively Hallel in honor of the day. For more info on Hallel click here.

A new class has set sail- "Adrift in a Sea of Talmud". The class is held on Friday mornings at 10AM... on a sailboat! We sail into the Sound, and take out our volumes of Talmud (Masechet Yoma) and go to work! Some Hebrew text skills helpful, but not required.

Finally- please join us for our mincha and Seudat Shlishit at 8PM on Shabbat afternoon. We have been having a wonderful time with spirited singing, a bon mot or two, a nosh, and great company as we try to keep the Shabbat from slipping away.